title: Directional molecular sliding at room temperature on a silicon runway.
abstract: The design of working nanovehicles is a key challenge for the development of new devices. In this context, 1D controlled sliding of molecules on a silicon-based surface is successfully achieved by using an optimized molecule-substrate pair. Even though the molecule and surface are compatible, the molecule-substrate interaction provides a 1D template effect to guide molecular sliding along a preferential surface orientation. Molecular motion is monitored by STM experiments under ultra-high vacuum at room temperature. Molecule-surface interactions are elucidated by semi-empirical calculations.
authors.affiliation: CEMES-CNRS, NanoSciences Group, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, BP 94347, F-31055 Toulouse Cedex 4, France. xavier.bouju@cemes.fr
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bouju
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chérioux
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coget
authors.forename: Gwénaël
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rapenne
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palmino